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may 20, 1862 - Homestead Act

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President Abraham Lincoln on May 20, 1862, signed the Homestead Act which encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land. The only deal was that they had to live there for at least 5 years.

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may 20, 1862
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